tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4540879726815375994..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Agent Carter: Time and TideBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45582971867678499902015-01-22T02:26:17.660-05:002015-01-22T02:26:17.660-05:00I accidentally clicked into this review before wat...I accidentally clicked into this review before watching the episode and saw the picture and caption at the top. Naturally, I spent the entire episode waiting for the "reveal" that Dottie was Leviathan, especially the final shot where the camera slowly pulled out of the diner. It was kind of fun that it ended up being an unintentional misdirect for me. <br /><br />I totally did not recognize that Dottie was Bridget Regan. I watched her scene again, and could only barely tell it was her. It's always nice when actors seem to be totally different people in different roles, rather than the same person playing the same variation of themselves.<br /><br />I love Angie and the way she refers to Carter as "English."<br /><br />If Sousa is indeed a mole, he reacted a little too quickly in response to the phone tip. <br /><br />The assassin at the end looked an awful lot to me like a female that they're trying to disguise as a male. <br /><br />"Now I got to call Krzeminski's wife." <br />"I'll call his girlfriend."<br />Dustinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9759546260410800212015-01-17T14:14:49.142-05:002015-01-17T14:14:49.142-05:00Billie, Josie, thanks!
As for suspecting-Sousa th...Billie, Josie, thanks!<br /><br />As for suspecting-Sousa theory — well, everyone is under suspicion (except for Peggy), but I really hope Enver Gjokaj is a good guy here. He is criminally underused nowadays; I've almost missed him in Avengers.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-58108528634220908372015-01-17T13:50:42.143-05:002015-01-17T13:50:42.143-05:00A moment later, I realized that Sousa might be fak...<i>A moment later, I realized that Sousa might be faking his limp...</i><br /><br />I'm going to interpret this as someone on my side in the suspecting-Sousa category.<br /><br />I pronounce Budapest with an "s" like Billie. But one of my colleagues is Hungarian: born in the US but grew up speaking Hungarian at home, and still speaks it with his children. I'm pretty sure he says it with the sort of harsh "sh." <br /><br />However, Jarvis's pronunciation might be appropriate to a British man in the 1940s. Or maybe he's one of those people who tries to pronounce all foreign words correctly, even if doing so seems out of keeping with standard English pronunciation. <br /><br />Have fun in Budapes(h)t!Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74529035118430665292015-01-17T13:44:38.881-05:002015-01-17T13:44:38.881-05:00migmit, if you're actually in Budapest, I dare...migmit, if you're actually in Budapest, I dare say you should be telling *us* how to pronounce it. :)<br /><br />If it helps, I usually pronounce it with an 's', not an 'sh'.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9880978968537461512015-01-17T13:39:39.535-05:002015-01-17T13:39:39.535-05:00Hello, Russian here!
Again, they didn't get i...Hello, Russian here!<br /><br />Again, they didn't get it right. "Sasha" is not a name; well, it is, but not the kind of name you put in official documents. It's simply short for "Alexander", so, this guy's papers would read "Alexander Demidov".<br /><br />On the other hand, the last name "Demidov" is a real Russian last name.<br /><br />I must say, when I first saw this man climbing to Peggy's window, I thought for the moment it was Sousa. I admit I didn't have a good reason to think so. Then I remembered that Sousa has a limp and thought "No, it couldn't be him". A moment later, I realized that Sousa might be faking his limp and, again, expected it to be him. Well, turned out I was wrong two times out of three.<br /><br />And now a question for you, native speakers. Do you usually pronounce "Budapest" as Jarvis did it here: Budape-sh-t? Because in my English lessons I was taught to pronounce it with "s", not "sh", while the correct, magyar (hungarian) pronunciation is with "sh", and I would expect someone who spent there a lot of time and even married a girl from there to pronounce it that way. I am primarily interested because I am in Budapest right now and plan to stay here for a while.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-87375676531293630102015-01-17T08:14:05.387-05:002015-01-17T08:14:05.387-05:00Josie, I believe ABC are promoting this as a mini-...Josie, I believe ABC are promoting this as a mini-series event as a face saving measure just in case it doesn't pull in enough viewers to justify a second season. <br /><br />Korlis, Yelena Belova was a second, blonde Black Widow and I think Dottie could be her. Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82525883965498450252015-01-16T22:35:35.854-05:002015-01-16T22:35:35.854-05:00I'm enjoying Agent Carter but I must say that ...I'm enjoying Agent Carter but I must say that the comments are even better!drnanamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667806039402426676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13255950593650347512015-01-16T21:06:05.128-05:002015-01-16T21:06:05.128-05:00Plus, it would be really nice for Peggy to get to ...<i>Plus, it would be really nice for Peggy to get to have an actual friendship with a woman. Who doesn't betray her or end up dead.</i><br /><br />Jess, that's an excellent point.<br /><br />The cast and creators have emphasized character a lot in a few of the interviews I've seen. They almost seem to answer some of these questions about who is a traitor, but I also wonder if they're intentionally misleading us.<br /><br />Both cast and creators keep talking about this as a "season" rather than an entire series, too. They seem to expect it to be renewed for a second season, which would be awesome. I'd thought this was just a mini-series.<br /><br />In stupidly happy news, I found a vintage leather coat that is very similar to Peggy's for only $30. It just arrived today, and it fits perfectly. This is the best day ever.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69517159972819949092015-01-16T16:25:25.701-05:002015-01-16T16:25:25.701-05:00Definitely not keen on the saga sell. What a horr...Definitely not keen on the saga sell. What a horribly clunky way to kick off episodes of such a fun series. Ugh.<br /><br />Yes, let's suspect Dottie of being the turncoat spy. It's her. Not Angie or Sousa (please, oh, please). No good guys that I really like and want to keep liking will be revealed as traitors. Got it, writers?! Plus, it would be really nice for Peggy to get to have an actual friendship with a woman. Who doesn't betray her or end up dead.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31681624432451751742015-01-16T06:21:05.576-05:002015-01-16T06:21:05.576-05:00Re: Sousa's limp, creating a convincing limp i...Re: Sousa's limp, creating a convincing limp is pretty hard. If it's not fake in the show, it could just be that Enver G. hasn't quite got it yet. I just finished binging on House, M.D., and it's amazing how much Hugh Laurie's limp improves/becomes more realistic over eight seasons. Though I'm basically only saying this because it seems like it would be hard for Sousa to fake missing a leg over, say, simply having a serious leg injury. You'd think someone would notice - I guess there's no locker room at the SSR office?<br /><br />Fairly convinced someone in the female supporting cast is going to turn out to be a) Russian, b) Leviathan and c) an early, blonde Black Widow. I'm pretty sure there was a blonde Black Widow in the comics - Yelena something, maybe? My money is on Dot, since given what we know so far, it wouldn't make sense for Angie to be Leviathan. They seem keen on removing witnesses/links to their organisation (cf. the witness and Agent K.) so it seems unlikely Angie wouldn't have done something about Peggy by now if she was Leviathan.<br /><br />Bue, Angie is totally suspicious. Stark plant? HYDRA? Are HYDRA and Leviathan separate?Korlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871538691871812412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15025342722863549872015-01-15T22:09:15.008-05:002015-01-15T22:09:15.008-05:00What do you think the Leviathan version of 'Ha...<i>What do you think the Leviathan version of 'Hail HYDRA' is?</i><br /><br />"Hail, whale!"<br /><br /><br />I spent most of this episode trying to figure out who was evil. This is what I came up with:<br /><br /><i>Hopefully, it will be Sousa.</i><br /><br />Yeah...about that. So we can all agree that Enver G. is a fabulous actor, right? Good. <br /><br />So, given his record of fabulosity, why has he utterly failed to create a convincing or, more importantly, consistent limp? Seriously. Which leg is missing? At the knee or above? I dare you to answer me. Double-dog-dare you.<br /><br />It is so inconsistent that I think it's fake. That is, that Sousa himself is faking his limp. Because I maintain faith in Enver G. <br /><br />I really, really hope that Sousa isn't Evil. Because 1) I ship Carter and Sousa, and 2) Fake disability to cover evil has pretty much been done and done again. <br /><br /><i>Now, back to Jarvis.</i><br /><br />The story about Anna and treason and Nazis was the cutest thing in the world. It almost made me tear up when I watched it the first time. Then, I watched the episode again. (That's when I noticed Sousa's inconsistent limp.) That's also when I noticed that Peggy steals paperwork from her boss and misuses it (technically) to do a good (moral) deed for her friend/ally, even though she knew she was putting herself at risk.<br /><br />And that is exactly the explanation Jarvis gave Peggy: he stole paperwork from his boss and misused it (technically) to do a good (moral) deed for his friend/lover, even though he knew he was putting himself at risk. <br /><br />Despite all those suspicions, I really suspect Dooley's tie. That tie is far to short to be a real tie. It's clearly an evil gadget masquerading as a tie. Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64146450964913542242015-01-15T15:55:38.585-05:002015-01-15T15:55:38.585-05:00Nice catch about the Red Room. I hadn't gotten...Nice catch about the Red Room. I hadn't gotten there yet. Dottie did have "trouble" stamped on her forehead didn't she? At this point, it would be a bigger twist if she was innocent and it was - gasp - Angie who was Hydra, er...Leviathan.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.com